Follow laws, ethics, government oversight, antitrust and international policy shaping technology and AI. See how regulators, courts and treaties influence innovation, data governance and competition across the digital economy. This category tracks the evolving rules that guide tech’s impact on society.
More than 30 employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind filed a statement supporting Anthropic’s lawsuit against the U.S. Defense Department over its supply-chain risk designation.
Anthropic has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies over its designation as a supply chain risk. The company argues the move is unlawful and threatens its business relationships.
Meta will allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe for one year via the WhatsApp Business API, responding to pressure from EU antitrust regulators.
Multiple U.S. federal agencies, including State, Treasury, and HHS, have ceased using Anthropic’s Claude following a White House directive. Agencies are transitioning to alternatives such as OpenAI amid national security and ethical concerns.
The Trump administration is directing diplomats to oppose foreign data localization laws, citing risks to AI services, cloud computing, and cross-border data flows. Critics view it as a confrontational stance on global tech regulation.
Anthropic is facing uncertainty over its Defense Department work as negotiations stall on how its AI models can be used by the U.S. military.
The European Parliament has disabled built-in AI tools on official devices, citing cybersecurity and privacy risks associated with uploading sensitive data to cloud services.
NPR host David Greene alleges that Google’s NotebookLM AI uses a male podcast voice modeled on him, prompting a lawsuit against the company.
The UK government will now regulate AI chatbots under the Online Safety Act, requiring platforms like ChatGPT and Google Gemini to block illegal content or face fines.
ByteDance said it will strengthen protections on its Seedance 2.0 AI video tool after entertainment companies raised concerns over the unauthorized use of copyrighted characters and likenesses.
China’s industry ministry cautioned that the popular OpenClaw AI agent could expose users to cyberattacks if misconfigured, urging stronger security measures for deployments.
A coalition of nonprofits urges federal suspension of xAI’s Grok AI, highlighting nonconsensual image generation, bias, and potential national security threats.
China has approved AI startup DeepSeek to purchase Nvidia H200 chips, with conditions still being finalized. The move follows U.S. export approval and comes amid scrutiny over potential military use.
Major music publishers have filed a new lawsuit accusing Anthropic of illegally downloading more than 20,000 copyrighted songs to train its AI models. The plaintiffs say damages could exceed $3 billion.
A new assessment by Common Sense Media finds xAI’s Grok chatbot exposes minors to sexual, violent, and unsafe content, with weak age verification and ineffective safety controls.